Community pictures – June 11, 2014

In May a group of 48 Southern Cross pilgrims from across the country, led by Archbishop Stephen Brislin, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, travelled to the Holy Land, where they followed in the footsteps of Christ, his Blessed Mother and the Apostles.
They then journeyed to Italy, where they visited San Giovanni Rotondo, place of St Padre Pio’s ministry, Cassino, birthplace of western monasticism, Lanciano, site of the Church’s first recognised Eucharistic miracle, and Rome, where they saw Pope Francis in the flesh and had Mass at the tomb of St Peter.
The photos on this page provide just some of the memorable scenes from this remarkable, prayerful and holy pilgrimage . Unless otherwise noted, all photos are by Günther Simmermacher.